There are many recent cases of women being abused or harassed online. But technology can also play a role in preventing violence against women.

With the Greens securing their Senate inquiry into the gendered marketing of toys, it’s time for a cultural change to prevent gendered violence before it happens.
Vernon Area Public Library/flickrDecember 14, 2015

Teenagers’ opinions about when violence is acceptable or not can be influenced by the way they perceive men and women and the relationships between them. Simply telling young people that violence is wrong…

Where toys promote aggressiveness in boys and submissiveness in girls, they are definitely part of the problem.
EPA/Jason SzenesDecember 5, 2014

Australia suffers “endemic” levels of men’s violence against women, so if the child is the father of the man, then it’s time we talked about boys’ toys. And what better time to start the conversation than…

Canada’s First Nation women are going missing but is the government listening?
Chris Wattie/ReutersNovember 6, 2014

In August 2014, Tina Fontaine’s body was pulled from the Red River in Winnipeg Manitoba, stuffed in a garbage bag by her killer. Her disappearance had been reported to the police by child protection workers…

Male sports stars perpetrating violence against women is a phenomenon that, sadly, seems to cross both international and sporting borders. In the most recent high-profile case, NFL player Ray Rice was…

Intimate images are also being used in domestic violence and sexual assault situations – to blackmail victims, or to discourage them from seeking help from the police.
Stephan Geyer/FlickrOctober 19, 2014

“Revenge porn”. It’s when a partner or ex-partner posts nude or intimate pictures or videos online and without consent. And in the absence of better laws, perpetrators are largely getting away with it…